Let’s quote Microsoft by saying that using Windows is indeed “An Experience”. This OS (Windows) can be considered a complex one. You will find inside it many features and utilities. It also contains a certain amount of security loopholes that malware developers use to enter the system and steal information, damage files and folders and cause other forms of havoc. Here Reset Windows Hosts File you will read more about how to reset Windows Hosts File.
An utility part of Windows, the Windows Hosts File, is used many times by hackers and spyware to enter systems and to compromise them. When you will surf the Internet, this file will record all the details or the hosts or servers of your visits. The IP addresses of the hosts to the web addresses will be contained as a mapping in this file. So the Windows Hosts file may have lots of such mappings. If a spyware corrupts this file: the way you will use the Internet will be damaged, not the same as before. So when you do try to visit some sites, you might be redirected to compromised ones because of that. Since this is totally unwanted and rather dangerous: let’s see how you can reset your Windows Hosts file and, thus, prevent your browser from getting redirected. Check here Top Spyware Removers to find the Top Spyware removers.
To reset the hosts file manually, open the Run Program dialog box by holding R along with the Windows Key. Here, type %system root% system32driversetc and click on OK. You will get the folder listing of the Windows folder. Here you will find a file named hosts, rename it to hosts.bak. To create a new hosts file is then the next step. Create a new text Document with the name “hosts” (NOT hosts.txt, just hosts) in the folder. Open the file using Notepad, and copy the following text into it:
# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a ‘#’ symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
127.0.0.1 localhost
Save then close the file. This is how to reset the Windows Hosts file manually. Another option is to do the whole automatically. You have to download the Microsoft hosts reset tool then run it. This solution is simple and fast. Now you fully know how to reset your Windows Hosts file. You know how to protect yourself from those annoying redirections.